I bought one last year but took it back.Said it was a twin tuner but only recorded one channel at a time.

I guess you misunderstood that twin tuners allows you to watch a different channel to the one you are recording , not necessarially being able to record the two at once? The model advertised this time states that it Will record both tuners.

Hi,Well, if your ALDi is anything like the one here, you'll be too late. There was a real bunfight outside ours-I got there [having had a tip off] at 0820, second person turned up about 5 minutes later. By 0900 when they opened there were 100+ milling around. I was first cab off the rank and got the first of the 8 total they had available-lots of disappointed faces, I can tell you. As soon as I get a moment I'll hook it up and give it a whirl.

The Aldi PVR does have a USB port but it only allows you to play jpeg and mp3. I dont thibk it will let you copy the recording to the usb drive. Cans some one please confrm this?

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Hi,My understanding is that the USb port allows you to play MP3 files thropugh the PVR, and also allows firmware updates to be loaded, but that you cannot record Tv programs through it.I'm quite impressed by the unit, as is my wife-the interface displays are celar and unambiguous. My wife is happily using it.

The contrast is very strong, so noticeable that faces seem a lot more red.

Does anyone else experience this and is there a solution or fix?

Hi,Ours is fine, colour from PVR on the Tv looks good . Only possible adjustment I can see is the Colour format--Menu, System Settings, Video Settings, down to colour format, that should be Auto. No other suggestion, I'm afraid.Later:- Thought about this over breakfast this morning, are you seeing a difference in colour rendition when displaying the PVR output and when watching TV? I think I'd be checking the colour settings on the TV set itself.

I was lucky enough to get one on the Wednesday before the sale officially started - they had one on display in the glass cabinet for $199 & I asked if I could buy one & they said yes. I suppose once they display/offer an item they're legally obliged to sell it to the customer.

Mine has no color or contrast issues at all & is connected via HDMI. Overall, I found the picture quality to be fantastic. I even connected the tuner (via av to scart) to an early generation Panasonic 80gb hdd/dvd recorder (which only has an analogue tuner) & the quality is great despite the Panasonic being SD (576i) which downscales the resolution.

My only (minor) issues are that -

1. The unit will not turn back on from standby with the remote control - the remote works for every function including switching off, but it won't turn the unit on. I need
to unplug & re-plug the socket for it to fire up.
2. On a recorded program, every 10 minutes or so, the picture skips forward a few seconds & the fast forward menu simultaneously appears on the screen.

I was lucky enough to get one on the Wednesday before the sale officially started - they had one on display in the glass cabinet for $199 & I asked if I could buy one & they said yes. I suppose once they display/offer an item they're legally obliged to sell it to the customer.

Mine has no color or contrast issues at all & is connected via HDMI. Overall, I found the picture quality to be fantastic. I even connected the tuner (via av to scart) to an early generation Panasonic 80gb hdd/dvd recorder (which only has an analogue tuner) & the quality is great despite the Panasonic being SD (576i) which downscales the resolution.

My only (minor) issues are that -

1. The unit will not turn back on from standby with the remote control - the remote works for every function including switching off, but it won't turn the unit on. I need to unplug & re-plug the socket for it to fire up. 2. On a recorded program, every 10 minutes or so, the picture skips forward a few seconds & the fast forward menu simultaneously appears on the screen.

Has anyone else had these issues.

Thanks

Managed to get the last one at the Paramatta store. Installed & connected via HDMI works well in all aspects.Have recorded about 15 programs using the EPG & Manual timer settings with no problem other than the shows running overtime & missing the last few minutes. I am now editing the timer files & adding an extra 5 minutes to the end time.I dont have any colour problems or problems switching on from standby. Sounds like you may have a dud.

With the Picture skipping forward & fast fwd bar appearing, I have seen this on my unit, but I only noticed it do that on a 2 hour movie. It happened twice I think but I put it down to a multiple segment recording. My old PVR use to do the same thing ie long recordings would be recorded into multiple shorter segments. With your problem of switching on using the remote I have found that a short press on the remote red power button brings the unit out of standby but longer presses seem to switch the unit on then back off before the display illuminates.

I hooked up one of three that I bought.It has the poor internal connection problems that effect the aerial loop,etc,etc that dogs many similar PVRs,especially the Yess 4688U-likely from the same factory.Poor/no quality control.

I expect this problem to be fixed fairly easily under warranty.I do not expect to put up with the shameful scam that Crazy Stu pulls to avoid refunds.

I'll hook up the other two when I have the time.

Haven't bothered testing it beyond that.If they cannot fix a simple problem like that,they go back.Still have 7 weeks for a no fuss return.350 days under Consumer Law for a little fuss return-depends on store manager,most know